Protective eyewear mandated for field hockey

High school field hockey players will be required to wear protective eyewear, effective with the 2011-12 season.

The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Board of Directors, in its April 13 meeting in Indianapolis, voted to mandate the use of protective eyewear that meets the current American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) standard for field hockey.

Acting on a recommendation from the NFHS Sports Medicine Advisory Committee, the Board agreed that the potential risk of injury warranted the requirement of protective eyewear for the 64,000 student-athletes participating in high school field hockey. The revised language to mandate protective eyewear will appear in the 2011-12 NFHS Field Hockey Rules Book.

For more information, please see the attached release from the NFHS. If you have any questions, please contact Joyce Sisson: jisson@vhsl.org.